September 17, 2009

Minty Fresh Letter

To enhance the letter opening experience, a pen pal recently sent me a letter laced with mint tea. The objective was for me to feel the wonderful crane paper envelope, see the creative designs, and to smell the mood with which I was intended to read the letter. Or at least that's my interpretation of her intentions.

Unfortunately, the scent was gone by the time I opened the envelope. But I got the point and I appreciated the thought! I'm going to respond with a "multi-sensory" attempt of my own.

Have you ever sent or received a multi-sensory mailing? I'd love to hear about it.

2 comments:

This one intrigues me on two levels. First, it calls into question that old trope perfumed letters. Second, it makes me wonder how you could go about making sure a smell-o-gram arrived as fresh as the day you sent it. I'm thinking some sort of decorative-foil-lined envelope?

I wonder that too PNT/James! I once got a letter from Japan laced with ... Japanese cherry blossom (heavenly! I just truly adore that smell) and unfortunately the envelope did not have a return address so I could not ask. It was a surprise envie sent via http://www.sendsomething.net Speaking of which, many of the unique envelopes I have ever got came from members of that page.